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Driven by heightened consumer expectations, increased regulatory pressure and a sustained pace of innovation, the global cosmetic ingredients market is entering a new phase of transformation.

According to Future Market Insights, the global bergamot extract market is expected to reach $168.5 m (€144.8 m) by 2035, with an annual growth rate of 4.1%, driven by clean beauty, natural beverages and dietary supplements dedicated to cardiovascular health.

The Singapore-based supplier of natural ingredients has become a member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT), strengthening its commitment to responsible sandalwood sourcing.

The Swiss group is rolling out PlanetCaps™, its microplastic-free biodegradable encapsulation technology, in body and hair care products.

LMR Naturals by IFF unveils Tonka Bean CO₂ Absolute, a new natural ingredient produced using renewable supercritical CO₂ extraction in Aubrac, France.

The Provençal company offers a certified organic zerumbet ginger essential oil, titrating 40-50% in zerumbone – a molecule renowned for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Chemists and computer scientists from the CNRS, Paris-Saclay University and Paris Sciences & Lettres University have developed MS2Decide, an automated chemical prospecting tool based on machine learning.

Synthesising sugars without resorting to photosynthesis or enzymes is a challenge that has just been met by a team from the Paris Institute of Molecular Chemistry and the Coordination Chemistry Laboratory.

In the longevity ingredient space, what are the strongest signals today — and what is mostly noise or marketing-driven hype?

Just a few weeks after announcing the acquisition of Mibelle Biochemistry, the French group has carried out another external growth move with the purchase of Seqens’ Botanical Actives and In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) business.

The French specialist in natural ingredients has announced the acquisition of Swiss specialty actives pioneer Mibelle Biochemistry from the Spanish group Persán, a division of Mibelle Group that Persán acquired from Migros in 2025.

Three questions for: Sunanda Desai, Vice President, Chemicals and Materials, and Elodie Alves, Senior Analyst at Kline & Company.

The Swiss company's Fragrance Ingredients division is enriching its SIGNature range with the launch of Labdanum Absolute SIGNature, a natural ingredient resulting from precision engineering that transforms raw cistus extract into a highly refined labdanum absolute.

On 8 September, the American house inaugurated the extension of its subsidiary dedicated to naturals in Grasse.

A recent study (published in the Journal of Essential Oil Research (JEOR)), conducted by an international team of researchers, including Emanuela Trovato and Luigi Mondello from the University of Messina (Italy) and Daniel Strub from the University of Science and Technology in Wroclaw (Poland)